BLU-RAY
REVIEW: GETAWAY
11/24/13
OVERVIEW: Experience the gritty, heart-pounding action thriller “Getaway” when it arrives onto Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on November 26 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez, “Getaway” is the story of a former race car driver who is pitted against the clock in a desperate, high-speed attempt to save the life of his kidnapped wife.
“Getaway” will be available on single disc Blu-ray and on single disc DVD. The Blu-ray features the theatrical version of the film in hi-definition on Blu-ray, and the theatrical version in standard definition on DVD. Both the single disc Blu-ray and the single disc DVD include UltraViolet, which allows consumers to download and instantly stream the standard definition theatrical version of the film to a wide range of devices including computers and compatible tablets, smartphones, game consoles, Internet-connected TVs and
Blu-ray players.
SYNOPSIS:
Former race car driver Brent Magna (Hawke) is pitted against the clock. Desperately trying to save the life of his kidnapped wife, Brent commandeers a custom Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake, taking it and its unwitting owner (Gomez) on a high-speed race against time, at the command of the mysterious villain holding his wife hostage.
FILM REVIEW: In the
words of my beloved Priscilla, “yeah, no” was my reaction to
this film, overall. What surprises me the most is that it stars
Ethan Hawke and when have you ever seen Ethan Hawke in a truly
subpar movie? Exactly! Same goes for Jon Voight in the
antagonist role. I was surely expecting better considering these
two were in the film. I was wrong. The movie is not
excruciatingly bad just surprisingly not as good as you would
hope. As mentioned, it does have a good cast even including
Selena Gomez in the mix. That was an interesting touch having
her in the cast and she did well. It doesn’t hurt that she is
very easy on the eyes. Ethan did about as good as he could with
what he had to work with. And what he had to work with was
lacking. The characters, the script, and even the story were
cheesy, weak, and shallow. Well heck, even the title is
lackluster. Obviously this movie is all about the eye candy and
car chases, or what I would call smash & dash with stunts
& grunts. You can quote me on that one if you like. Now
I’ll admit, I’m generally a fan of these kinds of movies and
yet it just didn’t quite satisfy me. There are a few scenes
and moments that help the cause and along with the good cast the
movie is kept afloat. Oh yeah, and of course there’s the CAR!
What a car! I guess it’s a Shelby Super Snake Mustang that
roars and moves. There is actually an “in memory of” in the
end credits for Mr. Shelby. It was nice to see the movie makers
use a good ol’ American muscle car as opposed to some
elaborate Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, or similar vehicular
beast. This makes it more relatable.
There is no doubt the film is fast in every sense. Probably the
best feature of this film other than the car and the action is
the cinematography. It keeps up with the fast pace of the movie
quite well. It gives you views of the action that are amazing.
There is one particular chase scene that is just wow! The story
takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria where Jon’s character decides
to pick on Brent Magna (Ethan) real hard. It’s a hostage
situation that turns Brent into a puppet. The location makes the
use of a Ford Mustang that much more interesting. Well, the
location itself is pretty interesting too. On top of that, the
fact that Brent is in Sofia to begin with considering his
background is even more interesting. But hey, that’s neither
here nor there so on with the show. Now Jon Voight’s character
known as The Voice is neither here nor there also. Jon could
have easily phoned in that performance . . . it was that simple.
He does get to show off his German roots with his accent and
even letting out an authentic scheizie. This is only Director
Courtney Solomon’s third major motion picture direction and it
shows. His intentions were good but the movie as a whole is a
little rough. If you are inclined to see this film in the
theater, do it at your own risk and expect no more than some eye
candy and car chases.
Review
By Cine Marcos
cinemarcos@smartcine.com
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in 1080P widescreen in a 2.40:1 aspect ration
preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just
flawless. Not only the picture looks great in
this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 DTS-HD Master
Audio (48kHz/24bit) in English that provides a
good complement to the picture. It also includes
English Spanish French
subtitles.
VIDEO:
2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen 1080P
AUDIO:
English,
Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese 5.1 DTS-HD Master
Audio
Subtitles -
English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Brazilian Portuguese
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Crash Cams
Destroying a Custom Shelby
Metal and Asphalt
Selena Gomez: On Set
The Train Station
DVD disc: Feature film in standard definition
UltraViolet Digital Copy of the film
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